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“El hambre agudiza el ingenio”, we say in Spanish. Hunger sharpens the mind.

Growing up with fewer resources than others paradoxically leads to better outcomes sometimes, since you’re conscious of the barriers around you and that motivates you to overcome them.

If I had grown up with the latest iPhone I would never have cared about rooting and custom ROMs, for example.





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